Locum Consultant/liaison Geriatrician - Oldham, United Kingdom - Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

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Oldham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for a senior gradedoctor with experience in geriatric medicine to provide in-patient liaison cover within the general and colorectal surgical department at The Royal Oldham Hospital, for a fixed term contract of 1 year.

The Royal Oldham Hospital and surgical department:
The Royal Oldham Hospital (TROH) is a busy acute district general hospital containing 640 beds.

The surgical department consists of 8 consultant colorectal surgeons and 6 general surgeons who provide both elective and emergency care to the North East sector of Manchester, covering TROH as well as Fairfield, Rochdale, and North Manchester hospitals.

There is also a team of 7 cancer specialist nurses who support specifically with cancer care patients.

The inpatient bed-base at TROH consists of a small surgical triage unit (F5), a surgical assessment unit (F6), a specialist colorectal surgery/general surgery ward (T5), and an elective intake ward (T6).

Main role duties:

Inpatient assessment and care of older adults admitted acutely under the surgical team, with particular focus on those with frailty, multiple comorbidities, and acute medical issues
Communicating with relatives and loved ones
Support of junior doctors on the surgical wards with acute medical issues
Crosscover with liaison geriatricians in the vascular and orthopaedic departments

Oldham Care Organisation is part of the Northern Care Alliance, one of the largest NHS organisations in the country. The place where the world's first IVF baby was delivered, Oldham is a town of pioneering firsts.

Today, Oldham is responsible for delivering a range of acute and community health services across the local area and at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

As a designated major trauma unit for Greater Manchester and one of only three vascular centres in Greater Manchester, Oldham is a specialist hospital for acute surgery and provides state-of-the-art onsite pathology services to the North West.